Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a proper layered chocolate cake. I had the butter softening, the eggs sitting out, and a whole plan for a … Read more

My neighbor Margaret asked me last week why I couldn’t just use frozen peaches for my cobbler. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her garden shears and the smell hit me before I even got to her … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of classic gingerbread cookies. I had the molasses out, the ginger measured, and I was feeling pretty good … Read more

Best One-Bowl Homemade Zucchini Bread with Walnuts Introduction The church bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d had the … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the cashier, a woman named Dottie with silver hair and glasses on … Read more

My roommate Jenna asked why I couldn’t just use crushed ginger snaps for the crust instead of making it from scratch. I started to explain … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a dry cleaner on 4th Street called “The Gilded Crumb” that made the most incredible banana … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired carpenter named Frank, watched me hauling a ten-pound bag of sweet potatoes up the stairs one Tuesday afternoon. … Read more

The cookie swap was in six hours and I had absolutely nothing to bring. My neighbor Sarah always brings those perfectly piped French macarons. My … Read more